الموقع الرسمي للجامعة الوطنية للكشفية المغربية
The celebration of National Scouting Day is an opportunity to highlight the role of the scouting movement as a true school that upholds the values of citizenship and civility in the training, education, and guidance of youth.
This movement, celebrated on May 26 each year, is organized by the Moroccan National Federation of Scouting (FNMS), which was created in 1958 and has been under the effective presidency of His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid since 1997.
The FNMS is composed of three associations: the Hassania Scouting Association, the Moroccan Scouts and Guides Organization, and the Moroccan Scout Organization.
Constant efforts are made to unify the actions of these three structures to enable young people to strengthen their training and integrate it on modern bases while respecting Moroccan identity values, said the deputy president of the Moroccan National Federation of Scouting, Chakib Benayad.
He noted that the federation strives to provide youth with versatile supervision and training in collaboration with national and international organizations, specifying that beneficiaries are categorized by age groups.
Children aged 7 to 12 are called lion cubs for boys and little flowers for girls, those aged 12 to 16 are called guides, and young people aged 17 to 23 are designated as pioneers, Benayad noted.
The learning program revolves around several actions such as combating racism, social exclusion, gender parity, youth participation and citizenship, youth policies, promoting non-formal education, and environmental protection, he added.
Upholding these civic values, Moroccan scouting conducts concrete actions in the field of beach maintenance and teaches several principles, namely outdoor living, the patrol system, education through practice, and a diversity of activities for young people, he explained.
In parallel, the association’s members undertake other awareness-raising actions in partnership with state actors against desertification, and many others.
Sarah Rahal (MAP)
